Galway Minor Camogie Panel 2026

The Galway Minor Camogie team for the 2026 season has been finalised. We would like to wish Fintan, his management and all the girls the very best of luck for the season ahead!

Emma Barrett

Club: Pearses
Position: Full forward

Toughest opponent: Muireann Conroy
Pre-match routine: Pack my bag the night before and listen to music in the morning 
Sportsperson you admire: Niamh Kilkenny
Fun fact about yourself: I always take the laces out of my football boots 
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win the All Ireland !!

Grace Bergin

Club: Kinvara
Position: Midfield / Half forward

Toughest opponent: Síofra Barry
Pre-match routine: Squares bar and lucozade 
Sportsperson you admire: Carrie Dolan
Fun fact about yourself: I have 2 dogs
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Have a successful year with club and county

Lauren Boyle

Club: Shamrocks
Position: Corner back

Toughest opponent: Katie Gilchrist
Pre-match routine: I don't do rituals
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher
Fun fact about yourself: I used to do ballet
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win a minor title with Galway

Clodagh Burke

Club: Athenry
Position: Forwards

Toughest opponent: Sinead Feeney
Pre-match routine: Listen to music and puck ball against the wall
Sportsperson you admire: Dervla Higgins
Fun fact about yourself: I play golf
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Do well with Galway and Athenry

Éabha Burke

Club: Kinvara
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Amy Kenny
Pre-match routine: Pack my gear bag the night before
Sportsperson you admire: Ciara Hickey
Fun fact about yourself: I can do the splits
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Have a successful year with club and county

Muireann Conroy

Club: Carnmore
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Lauren Morgan
Pre-match routine: Listen to music
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher
Fun fact about yourself: I am half tipp
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win an All Ireland

Caoilinn Corban

Club:  Kilconieron
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Lauren Morgan
Pre-match routine: Tan night before and go to bed early
Sportsperson you admire: Sarah Dervan
Fun fact about yourself: I used to do ballet
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Do well in club and county

Emily Corcoran

Club: Eyrecourt
Position: Half back

Toughest opponent: Aoife Scarry or Paula Kenny
Pre-match routine: Puck a ball and listen to some music
Sportsperson you admire: Aoife Donohue
Fun fact about yourself: I was born on a leap year
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Improve my skills, make friends, and win an All Ireland

Mary Brigid Cosgrove

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Forward

Toughest opponent: Laoise McGrath
Pre-match routine: Puck around with my brother
Sportsperson you admire: Rhasidat Adeleke
Fun fact about yourself: I love playing the guitar
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To have a successful year with club and county

Saoirse Counihan

Club: Clarinbridge
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Ciara Murphy
Pre-match routine: Chicken and pasta
Sportsperson you admire: Carrie Dolan
Fun fact about yourself: I got a hole in one in golf
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To do well for club and county

Kate Dunleavy

Club: Turloughmore
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Mary B. Cosgrove
Pre-match routine: Strap my ankle and puck around
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher
Fun fact about yourself: I ride horses
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Have a successful year with club and country (injury free!)

Sinéad Feeney

Club: Athenry
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Clodagh Burke
Pre-match routine: My mum does my hair
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher
Fun fact about yourself: I have a guinea pig
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To do well with club and county

Leah Forde

Club: Turloughmore
Position: Forwards

Toughest opponent: Muireann Conroy
Pre-match routine: Puck around in the morning and listen to music
Sportsperson you admire: Carrie Dolan
Fun fact about yourself: I don’t drink tea or coffee
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To do well with club and county

Tara Geraghty

Club: Carnmore
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Leah Forde
Pre-match routine: Listen to music on the way
Sportsperson you admire: Shane O'Donnell
Fun fact about yourself: I play the piano
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win the All Ireland

Amelia Hardiman

Club: St Colmans
Position: Midfield

Toughest opponent: Orlaith Kelly
Pre-match routine: Lucozade and a squares bar.
Sportsperson you admire: Aoife Donohue
Fun fact about yourself: I have a Clare hurling season ticket
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win the Minor All Ireland

Aisleen Healy

Club: Castlegar
Position: Wing/centre back

Toughest opponent: Katelyn Walsh, Craughwell
Pre-match routine: Puck around at home a good breakfast and my holy medal with me
Sportsperson you admire: Carrie Dolan
Fun fact about yourself: I was a ballet dancer for 9 years
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win the Minor Camogie All Ireland and Castlegar Club Camogie

Heidi Hesnan

Club: Shamrocks
Position: Wing back

Toughest opponent: Mary B.
Pre-match routine: Puck around with my sisters
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher
Fun fact about yourself: I started camogie when 1 was 10 
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win the Minor Camogie All Ireland

Leah Horan

Club: Killimor
Position: Goalkeeper

Toughest opponent: Mary Bridget Cosgrove
Pre-match routine: Go for a walk and eat breakfast with my family
Sportsperson you admire: AnnMarie Starr
Fun fact about yourself: I'm a trip hazard and always have cut knees
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win minor at club level and win the minor All Ireland with Galway

Anna Jordan

Club: Athenry
Position: Forward

Toughest opponent: Sinead Feeney
Pre-match routine: Listen to music
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher
Fun fact about yourself: I play piano
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To do well with club and county

Orlaith Kelly

Club: Castlegar
Position: Midfield / Forwards

Toughest opponent: Eve Kenny
Pre-match routine: Go for a puck around
Sportsperson you admire: Declan Hannon
Fun fact about yourself: I started camogie when I was 5
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win the All Ireland

Kate Kennedy

Club: Kilconieron
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Orlaith Kelly
Pre-match routine: Good night's sleep
Sportsperson you admire: Niamh Kilkenny
Fun fact about yourself: I play soccer
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win an All Ireland

Amy Kenny

Club: Eyrecourt
Position: Midfield / Half forward

Toughest opponent: Sinead Feeney
Pre-match routine: Drink lots of water and listen to music
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher & Aoife Donohue
Fun fact about yourself: I also play rugby
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win an All Ireland!

Eve Kenny

Club: Portumna
Position: Midfield 

Toughest opponent: Orlaith Kelly
Pre-match routine: Hit the ball off the wall and eat a banana
Sportsperson you admire: Cora Staunton
Fun fact about yourself: I strap my ankle before every match and training
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win the All Ireland minor championship

Alisha King

Club: Turloughmore
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Mollie Noone
Pre-match routine: Listen to music & Pack gearbag night before
Sportsperson you admire: Sarah Dervan
Fun fact about yourself: I want to be a guard
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To play the best I can & enjoy the year

Nina McKeown

Club: Kinvara
Position: Forward

Toughest opponent: Éabha Burke
Pre-match routine: Pick my gear bag the night before and get a goodnight sleep. 
Sportsperson you admire: Carrie Dolan
Fun fact about yourself: I’m half Portuguese 
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To succeed with club and county. 

Lauren Morgan

Club: Craughwell
Position: Forwards

Toughest opponent: Eabha Burke
Pre-match routine: Have pasta and chicken
Sportsperson you admire: Sharlene Mawdsley
Fun fact about yourself: I always fake tan before a match
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win the All Ireland

Ava Morley

Club: Carnmore
Position: Forwards

Toughest opponent: Zara Spellman
Pre-match routine: Go for puck around
Sportsperson you admire: Sharlene Mawdsley
Fun fact about yourself: I have a sister on the U16 team
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win the All Ireland

Eva Murray

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Goalkeeper

Toughest opponent: Mary Brigid Cosgrove
Pre-match routine: Pack bag the night before
Sportsperson you admire: Niamh McGrath
Fun fact about yourself: I have coffee every day
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Be successful with club and county

Méabh Nic Con Iomaire

Club: Rahoon Newcastle
Position: Wing back

Toughest opponent: Emily Banks
Pre-match routine:Listen to music and plait my hair
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Donohue
Fun fact about yourself: I spoke Irish before I spoke English
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Win an All Ireland and do well with the club hopefully

Molly Noone

Club: Athenry
Position: Corner forward

Toughest opponent: Sarsfields
Pre-match routine: Tan the night before
Sportsperson you admire: Therese Maher
Fun fact about yourself: I have a twin sister
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win the All Ireland

Emily Rabbitte

Club: Craughwell
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Muireann Conroy
Pre-match routine: Drink tea and puck around
Sportsperson you admire: Aoife Donohue
Fun fact about yourself: I'm right-handed but play off my left
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Do well with club and county

Aoife Scarry

Club: Pearses
Position: Midfield

Toughest opponent: Eve Kenny
Pre-match routine: Being organised and cereal the night before
Sportsperson you admire: Niamh Kilkenny
Fun fact about yourself: Former Pitch and Putt medalist
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win titles with my school, club and county

Niesha Scott

Club: Portumna
Position: Corner forward

Toughest opponent: Kate Kennedy
Pre-match routine: Listen to music and clean my boots
Sportsperson you admire: Ava Bloomer
Fun fact about yourself: I used to play the piano
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win out club and county

Zara Spellman

Club: Kilconieron
Position: Backs

Toughest opponent: Ava Morley
Pre-match routine: Good breakfast and puck around
Sportsperson you admire: Niamh Kilkenny
Fun fact about yourself: I started camogie at U11
Ambitions for the 2026 season: Have a successful year with my club and county

Katelyn Walsh

Club: Craughwell
Position: Forwards

Toughest opponent: Muireann Conroy
Pre-match routine: Puck about
Sportsperson you admire: Carrie Dolan
Fun fact about yourself: I am a twin
Ambitions for the 2026 season: To win the Minor All Ireland